February 2025

Webinar: Will Drafting & Estate Planning - From a Sharia Law Perspective

Jo Summers Partner - Private Wealth & Tax

The session will cover the concepts behind Sharia succession laws, including how to help clients who want a Sharia compliant will.

It will also explain some of the difficulties that standard estate planning can cause for Sharia clients.

You will learn about:

  • The concepts of Sharia succession laws including who inherits what
  • The ‘freely disposable third’ for non-heirs and charities
  • Gifts made on death bed and during terminal illness
  • How to prepare a Sharia compliant will
  • Standard estate planning concepts (e.g. joint property) and how these cause difficulties for Sharia clients
  • Avoiding family disputes and using deeds of variation

To discover more and to book, click here

For more information or help and advice, get in touch.

Jo Summers Partner - Private Wealth & Tax +44 (0) 20 7846 2370 jo.summers@jurit.com
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